Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Deal reached on massive $1.1 trillion spending bill

The bill will fund most of the government through next September. If it funds Obamacare, Obama's amnesty program and EPA's unreasonable coal plant and water regulations and doesn't punish the IRS for targeting the Tea Party, it's a major failure for Republicans. They would be giving democrats what they want in exchange for nothing.

Congressional leaders have reached agreement on a massive
$1.1 trillion spending bill that will keep most of the federal
government funded through next September.
Months of protracted negotiations between Democratic and Republican
leaders concluded on Tuesday night, with passage expected in the coming
days, according to top aides. Final details of the legislation were
still being sorted out and leaders were still mulling whether to approve
a stopgap bill to give lawmakers a few more days to pass the final bill
and avoid a government shutdown.
Extending current funding for just a few days has happened before,
but doing so this year would result in an embarrassing finale to one of
the most fruitless congressional sessions in history.
With just two days to go before government funding expires, “There’s
no reason the government should shut down,” Senate Majority Leader Harry
M. Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday. “And we’re ready to pass a year-long
spending bill to take care of this.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) assured reporters that the bill would pass “before we leave here this week.”Keep on reading…